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Ancestry Library Edition Only available inside any library branch.
Discover your family roots! This genealogical database contains records galore-- census, U.S. military, immigration, passenger lists, newspapers, court & land records, maps & forms, as well as birth, marriage & death records.This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. | Available Everywhere  |
HeritageQuest
Shake up that family tree and delve into the past! HeritageQuest is an extensive collection of resource materials for tracing family history. It includes federal census records, PERSI -an index to genealogy and local history periodical articles, a local history book collection, Freedman’s Bank records and Revolutionary War records. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. |
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Accessible Archives – American County Histories .
Learn more about local history and genealogy with full text 19th century histories from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York. Includes A History Of Monmouth And Ocean Counties: Embracing A Genealogical Record Of Earliest Settlers In Monmouth and Ocean Counties And Their Descendants, The Indians: Their Language, Manners And Customs by Edwin Salter, published in 1890 and History Of Monmouth County, New Jersey by Franklin Ellis published in 1885. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. | Available Everywhere |
Accessible Archives – 18th and 19th Century Newspapers and Magazines
Full text access to a collection of 18th and 19th century newspapers including The Liberator (1831-1865), Godey`s Lady`s Book (1830-1885), The Pennsylvania Gazette (1728-1800), and The New York Herald (1860 – 1865) Explore primary newspaper sources covering the American Revolution, the Civil War and more. The Civil War collection includes eyewitness accounts, official battle reports and general coverage of America during the Civil War from arts and leisure, sports and social life. The African American newspaper collection includes major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. | Available Everywhere |
America's Obituaries
Find obituaries and death notices from over 600 U.S. newspapers (coverage varies depending on the newspaper). This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. |
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